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Now I realize I am so late to this party. But a combination of school, being busy, and actually being sick kept me from posting these.

These are just quick little reactions, don’t expect too much. I’ve also seen quite a few movies that I haven’t gotten around to writing reviews for. (Tangerine, The Revenant, Me & Earl & The Dying Girl, and Shaun The Sheep Movie). Reviews are coming soon, I promise.

HOW DO YOU SNUB INSIDE OUT? I guess in hindsight I should have seen this coming, but both Up and Toy Story 3 got nominations.

And Carol is arguably the bigger surprise for most people. Yeah, that’s a real shame.

Last year, only one of the eight nominees had a female in a leading role (The Theory Of Everything). This year, three of the Best Picture nominees have that distinction (Brooklyn, Mad Max, Room.) Sure, Carol and Inside Out would have been very welcome here, but this is a step in the right direction.

3/5. By far my favorite surprise nod this year is Lenny Abrahamson. Room is not an easy book to adapt, but Abrahamson put his all into it and created something truly beautiful. Pretty shocked about Ridley Scott missing out, though.

4/5. Considering how crazy this category is, I’m humbled to have gotten four of them right! But I am really worried about #oscarssowhite, especially with Chris Rock hosting. But to be totally honest, I think the lack of non-white nominees has less to do with the Academy being racist and more to do with the lack of roles given to non-white actors.

4/5. That Compton nod was a big surprise. Can we start a campaign for Inside Out to win here?

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room

4/5. Wow. Never thought Steve Jobs would be the one to get the shaft, especially after that Globe win. Also, how curious is it that The Revenant doesn’t get on despite the sudden surge of love that the film is getting?

4/5. How crazy is it that one space movie gets swapped out for another?

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

5/5 – YAY. I really don’t know what’s gonna win in most of these categories. I’ll have plenty of time to decide that later.

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Bridge Of Spies
Carol
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

4/5. The Revenant for Production Design? There are very few buildings in the film, it’s all just trees and nature. All the pretty production design in this movie was done by God. But I guess it is good to finally see God get an Oscar nomination.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road

4/5. So Cinderella is the one film to have no other nominations. And the funny thing is, it looks like it can actually win.

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

The 100-Year-Old Man
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

2/3. Let’s do ourselves a favor and just call it “The 100-Year-Old Man” without saying the rest.